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Miss Grand Switzerland

Miss Grand Switzerland is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Swiss representatives chosen to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3] It was first awarded in 2013 to a 17-year-old service assistant from Bern, Cynthia Montchong,[1] who was previously the vice-Miss World Switzerland 2013.[1][4] From 2013 to 2014, the right to send Swiss candidates for Miss Grand International belonged to HBC Entertainment GmbH, the Miss World Switzerland organizer headquartered in Wettingen,[3][5] and then was granted by a Fribourg-based national pageant, Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone, in 2016.[2][6][7]

Miss Grand Switzerland
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersGenève
Location
  • Switzerland
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
  • German
  • French
National directors
  • Fred G.
Parent organization
  • Miss World Switzerland (2013 – 2014)
  • Miss Suisse Francophone (2016)
  • Grand Swiss Woman, The Casting (2023)
  • Grand Swiss Woman, The Casting (2024)
Website[1]

Since the establishment of the international contest of Miss Grand International, Switzerland only participated twice; in 2013 and 2016. However, both representatives failed to qualify for the top 20 round.[8][9]

History

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After a Wettingen-based event management company, HBC Entertainment GmbH, chaired by a Thai-Swiss businessperson, Saiphin Aeberli.[10] purchased the licenses of Miss Grand Switzerland and Miss World Switzerland in 2013,[11] the national contest of Miss World Switzerland 2013 was then held on August 24 at the Lecture Hall of the Kunsthaus Zürich.[12] The contest's main winner was sent to Miss World 2013, while the first runner-up, Cynthia Montchong, was later assigned to join the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand;[1][13] however, Cynthia received a non-placement in the mentioned contest.[8]

Later in 2014, the national contest of Miss World Switzerland was also held; its vice-miss, Dijana Cvijetic, was set to compete at the Miss Grand International 2014 pageant in Thailand.[3][5] However, Miss World Switzerland 2014 winner Aline Morger resigned from the title for undisclosed reasons, causing Dijana to automatically take over the title, resulting in no Swiss representative at Miss Grand International that year, and the license was also not renewed in 2015.[3]

In 2016, another national pageant, Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone, purchased the license. Its 2016 female category winner, Ambre Chavaillaz, originally was set for Miss World 2016,[7] was sent to Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas instead;[2] however, Ambre was unplaced in the international competition.[9] After the Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone organizer became the licensee of Miss Supranational for Switzerland in 2017, the Miss Grand contract was discontinued.[14]

Gallery
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    Dalia Kramer
    Miss Grand Switzerland 2024

Editions

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Year Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner Ref.
2024 1st 1 September 2024 Les Voiles Restaurant, Genève 6 Zurich – Dalia Kramer [15][16]

International competition

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The following is a list of Swiss representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Representative Original national title Competition performance National director
Placement Other awards
2013 Cynthia Montchong[1][13] 1st runner-up Miss World Switzerland 2013[1][4] Unplaced[8] — Saiphin Aeberli
2014 Dijana Cvijetic[3][5] 1st runner-up Miss World Switzerland 2014[3][5] Unable to compete[3]
2015 No representative
2016 Ambre Chavaillaz[2] Miss Suisse Francophone 2016[6][7] Unplaced[9] — Ferdi Avmedoski[6]
2017—2022: No representatives
2023 Wintana Alemtsegay[17] Appointed Unable to compete[17] Fred G.
Marine Sayard[18]
 Grand Swiss Woman 2023

Miss Grand Switzerland 2023

Unplaced —
2024 Dalia Kramer Grand Swiss Woman 2024

Miss Grand Switzerland 2024

Unplaced[19] — Fred G.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Julienne Farine (30 March 2016). "Deux beautés romandes pour la planète" (in French). 20 Minuten. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Miss Grand International 2016 : Gown Portraits". The Times of India. 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Dijana Cvijetic crowned Miss World Switzerland". The Times of India. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Cindy Williner crowned Miss World Switzerland 2013". 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Dijana Cvijetic wird Zweite bei Miss World Switzerland". St. Galler Tagblatt. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Trinidad Barleycorn (13 June 2016). "En route pour Miss et Mister Monde" (in French). Le Matin. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Nicole Rüttimann (21 June 2016). ""À la base, je suis très timide!"" (in French). La Liberté. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Harry Rodríguez (18 November 2013). "Janelee Chaparro se corona Miss Grand International 2013". www.metro.pr (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016". Vietnam Television. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. ^ "HBC Entertainment GmbH, Wettingen, Switzerland". www.northdata.com. 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Herzlich willkommen" (in German). Miss World Switzerland. 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ "News: Miss World Switzerland" (in German). Miss World Switzerland. 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ a b "Miss Grand International 2013 contestants". Miss Grand International. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "Sponsors – Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone" (in French). Miss & Mister Suisse Francophone. 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Updated Meet the official 11 candidates competing for the title of Miss Grand Switzerland 2024. And The Final Show is expected to be held at the end of this month!". Miss Grand Switzerland. 18 June 2024. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  16. ^ "I was very happy to be part of this event last Sunday which took place at Les Voiles in Geneva". Artrybicka. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via Archive Today.
  17. ^ a b "Miss Grand Switzerland informs all pageant lovers that there is not a link of our organization with another pageant or representation in Switzerland. ..." Miss Grand Switzerland. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  18. ^ Diego Yaranga (29 September 2023). "Miss Grand International 2023: ¿cómo votar por Luciana Fuster en el certamen de belleza?" (in Spanish). La República. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  19. ^ Josiah Antonio (25 October 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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